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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8127639 | Sleeve bearing for collapsible steering column A telescopically collapsible vehicular steering column assembly includes inner and outer shaft tubes which are joined in a sliding fit by a bushing. The bushing includes a pair of spaced journal bearings formed of steel-backed PTFE held in a plastic carrier body. Th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 7992464 | Steering column arrangement A steering column arrangement having a steering spindle (2) which is mounted in a casing tube (3, 5) so as to be rotationally movable, and having a switch module (7) which is held immovably with respect to the steering spindle (2). The sw... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7810407 | Fixed type constant velocity joint A fixed type constant velocity joint has a plurality of torque transmitting ball tacks, the torsional angle at the input torque 0 Nm in a torque-torsional angle diagram be approximately 0. Further, the torsional rigidity in the vicinity of input torque 0 Nm in the t... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7677131 | Gear arrangement A steering-wheel arrangement is disclosed which comprises a steering-wheel having a first gear element. A second gear element is provided which is mounted on a steering column. The first and second gear elements inter-engage one another and the arrangement is furthe... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7621197 | Releasable push/pull lock device of an adjustable steering column assembly A steering column assembly of a vehicle has a releasable push/pull lock device for selectably locking an adjustable steering housing and co-extending steering shaft to a stationary bracket or chassis. For driver convenience and comfort, the steering housing and shaf... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7581466 | Vehicle steering apparatus A vehicle steering apparatus includes a jacket for rotatably supporting a steering shaft, and an electric motor. The electric motor includes an annular rotor arranged coaxially with the steering shaft and rotating together with the steering shaft. The jacket include... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7574941 | Adjustable steering column assembly having a rake and telescope locking system A steering column assembly is moveable in a rake direction and a telescope direction and extends along a longitudinal axis. The assembly includes a compression bracket mounted to a column jacket. A rake bracket is disposed over the compression bracket. The rake brac... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7574940 | Steering column assembly including anti-rotation device A steering column assembly for a motor vehicle includes a steering shaft, a support bracket rotatably receiving the steering shaft for rotatably supporting the steering shaft on the motor vehicle, and an anti-rotation device. The anti-rotation device is supported by... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7571664 | Device for fastening a component to a steering column jacket A device (10) for fastening a component to a steering column jacket (20, 20′), comprises a fastening sleeve (12) and an equalizer (14) associated with the fastening sleeve (12). The fastening sleeve (12) has at least one m... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7559266 | Telescopic shaft This invention provides a telescopic shaft in which a backlash or a sliding resistance in a rotational direction is maintained to a predetermined value even when there are fabrication errors in a male shaft and a female shaft, and a preload is not reduced even when ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7526978 | Ball coupling device for keeping two sliding shafts articulated Device for coupling an inner shaft and an outer shaft that slide in the direction of a common axis with balls disposed between the two shafts. The balls are disposed in axial grooves of the inner shaft and in axial grooves of the outer shaft. Each row of balls is he... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7441808 | Steering column assembly comprising a steering column the tilt and length of which can be modified A steering column assembly has a bracket situated fixed on a vehicle, and a rotatable steering column, which has a column jacket and a steering shaft mounted therein. The steering column has modifiable tilt and length and a clamping mechanism for fixing the steering... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7437968 | Steering column device A steering column device (1), comprising a column body (2) having a swelled shell part (23) in deformed section swelled in the side direction of a steering shaft (3) beyond the portion of thereof where an upper bearing (31) is inst... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7429060 | Telescopic shaft for steering of vehicle, and telescopic shaft for steering of vehicle with cardan shaft joint A telescopic shaft for steering of a vehicle is assembled in a steering shaft and includes a male shaft and a female shaft that are so fitted as not to be rotatable but to be slidable. Rolling members are fitted through an elastic body for pre-load between at least ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422239 | Energy absorbing steering apparatus An energy absorbing steering apparatus for a vehicle includes a support member for supporting a steering column by detachably attaching the steering column to a vehicle body and an energy absorption apparatus for relatively movably supporting the steering column rel... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421925 | Steering column tilt adjusting system A steering column tilt adjusting system for releasably locking a steering column assembly. The pawl is pivotally coupled to the rack and may be pivotally and slidably moved between fully compressed and fully extended positions. The system includes a pawl, a rack, an... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416199 | Steering device for motor vehicle There is disclosed a steering apparatus for a vehicle in which a steering power of a steering shaft is assisted by a column-assist type electric power steering apparatus so that the steering power is transmitted to steer the wheels by means of a steering mechanism, ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7412911 | Steering column apparatus A steering column apparatus includes: a stationary column member; a movable column member whose one end is supported on the stationary column member nonrotatably about a center axis and movably along the center axis; a column head disposed on the other end of the mo... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410190 | Motor-driven position adjustment apparatus for steering wheel In a motor-driven steering wheel position adjustment apparatus, a nut 17 being a driven member is mounted such that it can be detached from an inner column of a steering column, based on a shock load applied at the time of a secondary collision, and therefore... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393014 | Energy absorbing support for a vehicle steering assembly A vehicle steering assembly includes a mounting plate having a slot and a raised contact surface adjacent to at least part of the slot and a bracket coupled to the mounting plate, adapted to support at least a portion of a steering column. A coupler extends through ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7370553 | Steering spindle arrangement and a method for the production thereof A steering spindle arrangement having a first component remote from the steering wheel and a second component near the steering wheel, with one of the mutually facing ends of the one component dipping into the hollow end of the other component, and with the two ends... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367589 | Collapsible steering assembly with a stationary reaction surface A vehicle steering assembly includes a steering column having a forward section and a rearward section movable relative to the forward section, a mounting plate adapted to be carried by the vehicle and a bracket releasably coupled to the mounting plate, and operably... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367588 | Steering column device A steering column device comprises a bracket of the column body having mounting flanges with a cut-away groove opening in the backward direction of car body, a collar having a flange part and a cylindrical part, an elastically deformable ring which the cylindrical p... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357417 | Shock-absorption steering apparatus A shock-absorption steering apparatus is provided which is capable of absorbing impact with a simple structure independently on a driving condition. A support pin for controlling the squeezing load to an energy absorption plate corresponding to its rotation is provi... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357418 | Steering shaft support structure for vehicle for uneven ground running In a vehicle for uneven ground operation front wheels can be steered with a handle via a steering shaft mounted rotatably on the body frame with an upper cross beam being placed in spanning relationship between left and right front upper pipes composing the body fra... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350813 | Steering column device A steering column apparatus comprising: a steering column provided with a body-side bracket mounted to a body strength member to have a pair of side plate portions opposed each other to be extended in a vertical direction, and a substantially cylindrical distance un... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350817 | Steering column bracket A steering column bracket for a motor vehicle includes a body defining a bore adapted to receive a lower mounting bracket. A pair of wings extend out from the body on opposite sides thereof. A bracing is formed on at least a portion of a surface of the body and a at... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350816 | Impact absorbing steering column device A spacer is interposed between a body-side bracket and a column-side bracket for retaining a steering column. A pin insertion hole through which a supporting pin is passed is formed in the spacer. A portion of the spacer to be broken by the shock of collision is for... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350814 | Tilt-telescopic apparatus for steering system A tilt-telescopic apparatus for a steering system allows a tilt restraining means and telescopic restraining means to cooperate via one manipulating lever. A tilt restraint, telescopic restraint, tilt restraint release, and telescopic restraint release are conducive... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338382 | Extendable vehicle steering shaft In a telescopic shaft for vehicle steering, assembled in a steering shaft of a vehicle and including a male shaft and a female shaft so fitted as to be mutually incapable of rotating but mutually slidable, at least one set of torque transmission members are disposed... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338078 | Extensible shaft for steering of vehicle In a telescopic shaft for vehicle steering which is installed in a steering shaft of a vehicle and in which a male shaft (1) and a female shaft (2) are fitted to each other to be incapable of mutual rotation and capable of sliding, at least one set of ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338079 | Extendable and contractable steering column apparatus An extendable and contractable steering column apparatus includes an outer column through which an inner column is slidably inserted, a lock housing portion formed on the outer column, and a locking mechanism that includes a pair of movable pieces slidably fitted wi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334817 | Active energy absorption method using tilt and telescope positions The invention provides a method and apparatus that improves the adjustment of energy absorbing properties of the steering column of a vehicle. The method includes the step of disposing a first steering column member for axial movement along an extension path between... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331548 | Control linkage for T-tail aircraft elevator surfaces Systems and methods for implementing control linkages that may be employed to produce synchronous motion in two adjacent controlled devices controlled by a common input. In one example implementation, a semi-rigid modified constant velocity (CV) joint control linkag... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331608 | Electrically actuated steering column mechanism An apparatus for positioning a steering wheel of a vehicle in a desired position. The invention includes a steering column having a steering wheel supporting portion for supporting the steering wheel. The steering column also includes first and second members movabl... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7325834 | Adaptive strap energy absorber with pin puller An apparatus and method of operation dissipates energy associated with the telescopic collapse of preferably two steering column members. The first and second steering column members are moveable relative to one another along a collapse path. At least one anvil is f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325467 | Locking device of a steering column adjustable in at least one adjustment direction A locking device of a steering column adjustable in at least one adjustment direction (46) comprises at least one locking part (20, 21) associated with the adjustment direction (46) or one of the adjustment directions, at least one counterlockin... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322610 | Steering column device for vehicle and method of manufacturing the device In a manufacturing method of a steering column apparatus for a car in which a column-side bracket attached to a steering column is brought into pressure contact with a body-side bracket attached onto the body of the car to be retained, the body-side bracket or the c... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322609 | Energy absorbing strap with variable pull loads An apparatus includes first and second steering column members disposed for movement relative to one another. The apparatus also includes an anvil associated with one of the first and second steering column members. The anvil is spaced from the other of the first an... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322890 | Steering coupler A steering coupling reduces the rotational force felt by a driver should the wheels impact an obstacle. The coupling is particularly suited for vehicles comprising simple, single-unit steering assemblies. The coupling permits a certain amount of slippage between the... | 01/29/2008 |
